Ukraine and Baltic Nations to Boycott OSCE Meeting Over Lavrov's Attendance

Bulgaria grants airspace permission for Lavrov's travel despite EU sanctions

Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania have announced they will boycott an upcoming meeting of the OSCE European security watchdog in North Macedonia due to the planned attendance of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
This would be Lavrov's first participation in an OSCE meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
The meeting of the 57-member OSCE is scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 1 in North Macedonia's capital, Skopje.
Bulgaria, a NATO member, has reportedly granted permission for Lavrov's plane to fly through its airspace, despite EU sanctions that have closed Bulgarian airspace to Russian aircraft.
Lavrov has stated that he has received requests for bilateral meetings from several foreign ministers who plan to attend the OSCE meeting.